A mid-size temple in Caotun dedicated to Yuhuang Dadi (玉皇大帝), the Jade Emperor, tracing its history back to 1964. The congregation moved to its current site in 1967, a purpose-built temple was completed in 1972, and successive expansions through to 1995 produced the present structure. The temple maintains a traditional Chinese orchestra and touring Beiguan (北管) and Taiwanese opera troupes, and each Lunar New Year draws a divinatory fortune stick for the state of the nation.
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A roadside stone garden (石雕園) stands near the temple, featuring a marble huábiǎo (華表) column and a huge Nine Dragon Ball (九龍球). Stone lanterns line the laneway leading up to the gate; their origin is uncertain, though it seems unlikely they were relocated from a since-vanished Shinto shrine, as the style is different.
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- Status:Public (公有)
- Address:南投縣草屯鎮玉屏路162之2號
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- Center For GIS, Academia Sinica (文化資源地理資訊系統)
- Liberty Times (自由時報)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.